Ep #186: AI & Yoga — Tools, Truth, and What Can’t Be Replaced with Byron and Michael

What can AI optimize—and what can only a person transmit?

This episode invites a curious look at where technology ends and yoga begins. A seasoned teacher explores the uneasy mix of excitement and fear around AI: the urge to use smarter tools vs. the risk of losing something essential. Instead of answers, you’ll get questions that linger:

• If a sequence is flawless, why can it still feel empty?

• How do you tell support from substitution?

• When does help from AI become dependent?

You’ll hear a thought experiment about a “perfect” robot-led class, a challenge to our habit of outsourcing judgment, and a reminder about what lands only when two people share a room: presence, accountability, being truly seen. If you’re curious about using AI without losing your craft—or your why—press play and decide for yourself.

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Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:10 AI in the Body: Fear or Freedom?

00:02:28 Byron’s First Feeling: Fear + Excitement

00:04:53 Will AI Replace Yoga Teachers?

00:05:58 AI as Tool, Not Replacement

00:08:31 The Risk of Blindly Trusting AI

00:10:59 Thought Experiment: Robot-Led Yoga

00:11:19 What Only Humans Bring: Presence & Touch

00:15:07 Don’t Outsource Your Prefrontal Cortex

00:17:31 Perspective: We’re Early in AI

00:18:57 Tipping Points & Cultural Adoption

00:21:04 Mastery and Being Irreplaceable

00:22:49 Human Connection > Perfect Cues

00:24:19 Technology Changes; Values Remain

00:27:27 Intentions at the Center

00:28:14 Closing

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📚 Mentions & Resources:

• Book: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (on how ideas spread)

• Figure: Sadhguru (Inner Engineering, Save the Soil mention) 

• Artist: Harry Mack (freestyle rap + mastery example) 

• Idea: Observer effect / “being witnessed” (quantum physics reference)

• Michael Henri’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelyoga.pt/ 

• Byron de Marse’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byronyoga/ 

• Going Pro Yoga’s Instagram: https://www.instagram/com/goingproyoga/

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Tags: AI and yoga, embodiment, human connection, teaching craft, sequencing, ethics of tech, mastery, presence, accountability, non-attachment, critical thinking, creativity, intention, classroom energy